The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-02
ROMANCE OF A R0SEBUSII.

10 IS al fol dc roi, ' Nald MISS HENRI
re,'a Henshaw. sitting bolt upright in
ter bamboo rocker. 1t is all fol dc rol,
fuy. FOR people 10 think they must make
M mcracks that nobody wants and scat
ter chem about among their friends.
"But 10 for birthday present. aunt.
nWel, what Of thati DO you suppose
because my birthday happens to be rom
mr. chat ! want any one 20 give me an
r,,nnly pincushion with two lis worked
in tle centerf"
what il there should be three Hsy'
said lo'tie. slyly, remembering old Peter
Hmmonds clumsy attentions, WITH as
healmittcd, can eye 10 a snug home"
What's that you sayyn snapped Miss
Hetta
IottIe did not venture a repetition, but
81, dcmurcly, considering what, under
hcstrcss OF circumstances she should do
Lo,te was Miss Henrietta's orphan niece.
and bad been "A member Of her household
fr nearly year She had learned dearly
90 '0fe the prim old Indy, though that
oge was not unmixed with fear Her
wants had all been kindly anticipated and
generously supplied; but now she had
come To- her aunt with a request for few
shungs % spend on trles, Of which Miss
Hc'ta did not approve, and had been fiat
ly denied.
on, dear, what should she do' Harry
bad always brought her some tasteful gift,
and she did so want 10 make him a hat
band for his new Derby. She had dreamed
that she could not, and had put 10 of til
the last moment
The great drops wcllcd mp suddenly 60
her eyes II Miss Ietta saw any symp-
toms Of heartachc, she had had heartaches
herself. and they had never killed her yet.
But L0ttic did not mean 90 droOp Auntie
was usually kind, and was albeit her only
living relative-except Harry Well,
Harry was not relative cXactly-and, oh.
dear. II she could only have hatband
She forced back the rebellious tears, and
went singing about the house like the
blithe girl she was.
The birthday morning arrived, and the
problem of lIarrys present was still I'M
solved. "lf could just give him some
thing she sighed, looking wistfully down
the long street ooh, she said. suddenly,
casp.ng Ter hands, ~ viii, wQi What
ahanpy thOughtNs And she fairly jumped
lro her cloak and hat and went skipping
down tire street
Dr Beach. am eccentric bachelor. lived
In Tic rather lonely house at the extreme
end N the street Lottie was never sick
herself and Aunt Uetta never employed
DE- Beach for her occasional ailments, yet
Che bright hearted girl bad cOntr.yed 20
make the Acquaintance Of the Wcouth
doctor. who liked her and called her
Little Miss"
"What if the dear old man was little
ru0f He was good. 80 And into IBIS
Office L0ttie now went. assured of warm
welcome Absorbed i'm her own interest
and intent her errand, she approached
he BAY window where stood the great
monthly rose bush which had been The
wonder and envy of the aUmrnc public
since almost before L0ttie was born.
oh doctor she said, 81 came 10 ask
n You would be 20 kind as TO give me
tree or four Of those lovely buds,'
"What forf" growled the doctor, saw
agely
you see" she began, II wanted TO
make something pretty for q birthday
cft f0r-for q friend, but ] could not.
choking "a little, "and / had almost given
u0 hope of anything, when this morning
as glanced down the road your ocauu
ful roses seemed TO say, Come after us,
s0 here J am Flowers are always nice ID
give. you know, and had none"
"Humph Why couldn't You make
what you wanted t0f'
AUNT Hctta would not let me
"Humph Is not llenr'stta llenshaw
good 90 y0us" he deinrbded, bristling mp
oh. yes. as kind as can be. But sh2
does not believe IN birthday gifts she
SAYS"
Hadn't you any money yourselif'
"NOn
"shc might give you a cen; or two from
time to time; then you would have a fund
90 draw from.
-Oh. she does; ! had IS Monday that
lad not needed to use. But l saw Jennie
and Tommy Elroy, with their little bare
toes peeping out Of their old shoes
and'---
80 you squandcred your money 10
clothc the feet OF those little vaeabondsY
crowlcd the doctor. wondering why he
hadn seen the bare toes
eye / got shoes and the incest rcd
si0ckr Jennie cried and cried when
she la-gcd ne because she was $50
glad related Lottie, her quick tears
STARTING
The doctor rubbed his knuckles vim
dcuyc.y in bis Ousa eyes.
"Wcl. little miss, If You had known
you could not get any more money for
your lUmmory, would you have spent all
yoI bad on the little beggars''
~ don't know; | hope SO; I'm sorry
you asked me really think | should.
Dr, J did want the other so drcadiully
that might have saved out o little
"You could have got brown stockings"
$50 / could But ! guess I'm glad did
no, the red ones are so much prcttlcr,
arl ,lc poor like pretty things as well as
uo rch."
The doctor looked ponderingly on the
lr.o miss She was a pretty creature.
and u.s. innocent as She was pretty.
Though shc was II, her looks and appear
once would hardly have claimed for her
fifteen well rounded years.
"it is bridal rose, ~ said Lottie, Keep
ms Der GRAND IN mind, as she looked ad-
u.r.nely into the great bush, whose beau
tiu. blossoms rivaled the whiteness Of
Tie snow.
"llumphl ] suppose So You would not
luk now that it had spoiled a wedding.
Lus it did, just fifteen years ago this
day"